take down

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Sawyers said the 30mm rounds offer a reliable backup against an Iranian Shahed if other methods such as jamming don’t take down the drone first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

And there's one weapon, more than any other, that's helping take down Russian drones: cheap interceptor drones.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

We build everything that day and then we take down that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

With a sigh, I take down my braids, rubbing my hands through my hair until it hangs wild in my face.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black